Floriculture and Controlled Environment Horticulture
Floriculture and Controlled Environment Horticulture

Contact Information

Arundathi Sharma
Extension Associate, Controlled-Environment Agriculture

N-318 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-8605

arundathi.sharma@uky.edu

Water

Water

Irrigation Water

The below table lists resources that growers may find helpful:

Title/Link Description/Type Tags
Sampling Irrigation Water for Routine Lab Analysis e-GRO Article #egro
Summer Weather Patterns Can Influence Water Quality e-GRO Article #egro

Substrates

The below table lists resources that growers may find helpful:

Title/Link Description/Type Tags
1:2 Dilution Procedure: Determining Initial Substrate pH e-GRO Alert #egro
Properly Applying Hydrated Limestone to Raise Substrate pH e-GRO Alert #egro
Sampling Substrates for Routine or Diagnostic Lab Analysis e-GRO Alert #egro

Nutrition

The below table lists resources that growers may find helpful:

Title/Link Description/Type Tags

Irrigation Water Sampling (CEH-1-IG)

Extension Article #uk #extension

PourThru Method – Annual Bedding Plants (CEH-2-IG)

Extension Article #uk #extension
PourThru Method – Containerized Perennials (CEH-3-IG) Extension Article #uk #extension

PourThru Method – Nursery Crops (CEH-4-IG)

Extension Article #uk #extension
Soilless Substrate Sampling (CEH-5-IG) Extension Article #uk #extension
Plant Leaf Tissue Sampling (CEH-6-IG) Extension Article #uk #extension
PourThru Method for Large Containerized Crops e-GRO Article #egro

Jar Test: Determining Fertilizer Solubility and Compatibility

e-GRO Article #egro

Target Leaf Tissue Sampling for Precise Nutrient Diagnosis

e-GRO Article #egro

Contact Information

Arundathi Sharma
Extension Associate, Controlled-Environment Agriculture

N-318 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-8605

arundathi.sharma@uky.edu